Ernst W. Kiesling, P.E., Ph.D., is a
Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas Tech University and
Executive Director of the National Storm Shelter
Association.
He and his colleagues developed the
In-Residence Storm Shelter, an above-ground storm shelter
capable of providing a very high degree of protection from
extreme winds. Texas Tech provided shelter designs and
other input in the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) publications on storm shelters.
He was instrumental in the founding of
the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) and has served
as Executive Director since 2001.
